Sentences with phrase «time stone carving»

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They had learned to write in hieroglyphic form, and there existed at the time of the conquest a vast body of writing, as well as stone carvings, but it was almost entirely destroyed.

According to The Times, Martin Luther Memorial Church has a statue of a Nazi stormtrooper and a big stone arch above the altar is carved with a mixture of Christian and Nazi symbols.

From color exploration and pentatonic flute in Grade 1 to stone carving and stained glass making in Grade 11, the fine and practical arts play a vital and vibrant role in the curriculum and the community and are required throughout a student's time at the school.

When she moved from daycare to pre-school, the friends she had been collecting, whose names were carved into the stone of her daily routine, passing every milestone — from diaper to pull - up, trike to scooter, tummy - time to time - ins were unceremoniously replaced with new ones.

That's about three times as fast as an average modern sailboat, not too shabby for a craft carved with stone and copper tools.

The prehistoric community, which by that time had already been using the caves for the burial of the dead for perhaps 1,000 years, began to insert carved stone supports under the cave roof in a vain attempt to control the collapse.

As we travel to discover ourselves in timelessness where our ancestors once carved our destinies in stone for us to discover these many centuries later, our time - tested, indigenous botanicals and exquisite plant oils are meticulously united with centuries old tradition, cutting - edge science and the latest breakthrough technologies that take us on a journey through the mystery of the African continent and it's many unique eco systems.

Mallick's film is particulary accurate of the time, and easier to relate to, as it has no «carved in stone» plot.

The film gives a glimpse of what a theater experience may have been like during this time period in London, and shows the ways in which the classes are represented in the arts: «in the hall of fame, some names are carved in stone, others in ice.»

And instead of spending all that time carving stone, use it to monitor the conversation and incorporate the learners» expertise into the content.

The norms aren't carved in stone yet (& probably won't be for some time to come).

Tikal's sprawling urban site contains some of the most impressive Mayan palace, temple, and altar structures - many housing the ancient tombs of kings and important political figures of the time, as well as elaborately carved wooden door lintels and stelae (carved stone shafts).

It is listed as one of the World Heritage Site and at the same time is renowned as one of the prominent center for stone carving.

You could spend some meditative time appreciating the intricately carved stone fireplace, oak panelling and the stained glass windows.

In the Azores you will find landscapes of unparalleled beauty, monuments carved in stone expelled by volcanoes, museums that will take you back in time, animals unique in the world, a gastronomy stuffed of intense flavors and people who will receive you with arms wide open.

You'll discover stone churches, beautifully carved monuments and statues that speak of a distant time.

It is widely believed that the island was used as a cemetery in pre-Columbian times as pottery, carved stone artifacts, and the region's infamous stone spheres have been found there in excavations.

In modern times, the souk has had a considerable facelift with shops and outer walls made from stone and beautifully carved wooden ceilings.

Come see what's happening at our art studios for learning and creating... we offer everything from stone carving classes to residencies that give artists space and time for their work.

His first monumental outdoor sculpture «Know Time» depicts seven links of an anchor chain standing 9ft tall by 1ft diameter, carved from a single piece of stone.

But by the time Hugo published the novel in 1831, his compatriots Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Daguerre had already produced the world's first photographs, setting in motion a series of at least equally cataclysmic shifts that would, in time, render the printed volume as quaint as an edifice of hand - carved stone.

Whether cast in bronze or carved in stone, their forms and personalities were meant to outlast time, and so they have.

Once upon a time, sculptors carved wood or stone, or cast models in bronze.

At times these carvings are clearly recognizable as human figures, in others the form is cut into with holes, and parts of the figure are even removed completely, others again appear as groups of natural - looking stones or boulders which hardly seem touched by the sculptor's chisel.

I've mentioned these general ideas a number of times before, including my opinion that the equation ΔTs = λRF was not carved in stone on Mount Sinai.

Judith, you write «I've mentioned these general ideas a number of times before, and the «mainstream» has declared me to be dotty, and not understanding that the equation ΔTs = λRF was carved in stone on Mount Sinai.

Stone carvings in what is now Turkey appear to depict a comet crashing at the same time Earth rolled into a 1,000 - year cooling period known as Younger - Dryas, a study in the journal Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry found.

The more courts find a constitutional right here, the more they inspire the movement to amend constitutions and carve a ban in stone... This is an issue that needs to be worked through the political system over time to reach a stable conclusion.